China's futuristic "straddling bus" launches 1st road test

China's Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) went through a road test in north China's Hebei Province. The passenger compartment rises far above other vehicles on the road, allowing cars to pass underneath.

"Maxwell": Meet NASA's Faster, More Efficient Electric Airplane

Airplanes are a great convenience to society but not to the environment. Luckily, NASA is constructing an electric airplane designed to be more efficient and quiet.

Columbus, USA Just Won $40 Million to Become the City of the Future

Columbus, USA is the winner of the $40 million Smart City Challenge. The Ohio capital will soon burst with electric vehicles, autonomous shuttles, platooning trucks, and bus rapid transit, which will sail through smart traffic lights that turn green just for them.

Musk: Tesla to become a sustainable energy company

The latest Tesla master plan makes "ambitious" seem like an understatement. Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk released his “Master Plan 2,” detailing the ways in which he hopes to have Tesla contribute to making the energy economy sustainable.

Singapore aims for 50% electric vehicles by 2050

According to a new electro-mobility roadmap study, Singapore could achieve its goal of 50 percent electric vehicles by 2050 with the right policies in place.

Lilium: the world's first electric vertical take off and landing jet

The egg-shaped plane, called Lilium, has been heralded as high up as the European Space Agency. The plane, designed by four German engineers, takes off and lands vertically, meaning it can use helipads.

World's first electric road opens in Sweden

Scania truck first to drive two-kilometre "e-highway" on the E16 motorway in Sweden in major step towards sustainable transport.

Solar plane leaving U.S. for Europe after yearlong stay

Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane circling the world, is set to depart from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday morning and begin its flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Germany announces $1.4 billion electric-car incentive plan

Germany appears poised to implement significant incentives to encourage the purchase of electric cars. This week, the German government announced an incentive program that will include rebates for both electric cars and plug-in hybrids.

Faraday Future Begins Construction On $1 Billion Electric Car Plant

Although Google and Tesla get almost all the media attention when it comes to futuristic cars, other companies are beginning to catch up.

NASA's New Wing Design Could Cut Fuel and Emissions In Half

NASA is often synonymous with space missions but the agency works just as hard at improving aeronautics, making planes faster, cleaner and more secure.

Elon Musk unveils Tesla Model 3 at Tesla Model 3 event

Elon Musk has revealed the Tesla Model 3 to the public for the first time. Unveiled at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, California in front of a crowd of whooping and cheering customers and journalists, the Model 3 is the most affordable Tesla yet and hopes to bring electric cars to the mass

Hyundai's hydrogen car just set a world record for the longest continuous journey

The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell car just broke the record for longest continuous drive by a hydrogen-powered vehicle, completing a 6,096 mile journey over six days.

NASA is Going Green With a New Rocket Fuel in 2017

After decades of using the same type of rocket fuel, NASA has decided to find something more environmentally friendly to allow the next generation of spacecraft to thunder out of the atmosphere.

Lightweight structures and "smart skin" make aviation more sustainable

U of T engineers are researching technologies like lightweight materials and flow control, which could potentially improve efficiency, lower costs and reduce emissions in the aviation industry